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Jobs with Justice is a national campaign for workers’ rights. There will be no “victory†in Iraq until we begin a real discussion about At a risk of belaboring the obvious, we must renegotiate this corporate welfare. In the American Those who win in this more equitable and just bidding process, can provide support, both We are not the world’s policemen and “nation-building†can only be accomplished from within. in Solidarity, Tim Flanagan Timothy Martin Flanagan: Facilitator at www.ActiveResource.org/ ” A state which enslaves others cannot herself be free.” Thomas  When the earth warms up ten degrees and then cools down two… When you lose 2.4 million jobs and add 600,000 Movement from ostensible surplus to demonstrable deficit Apples are not oranges, black is not white, Orwellian delusions and Rovian rhetoric notwithstanding… Semantic acrobatics do not trump science, facts, or figures… You can fool some of the people all of the time, that the American people don’t get fooled again… tmf  On Conflating Religion and Politics  The Real Problem with Rovian Spin…  When a so-called philanthropy expert: makes the claim that …It helps to cut through the hype… Real conservatives and real liberals care about America. This is not a partisan issue… The Cut and Run Republicans Huffington Post, NY - 43 minutes ago                             “The media do not have a liberal bias.                             Myths Debunked - The Liberal Media 1. 2. Right Wing “Liberal” Myths Exposed 3. The “Liberal Media” Myth that Will Not Die 4. Nieman Reports 5. Debunking 9/11 Myths - Popular Mechanics  6. The Consortium Whatever the answer, the “liberal media†myth  Our Mythical Free Press: Corporate Bias in the United States Press Picture:http://www.artlebedev.ru/portfolio/illustrations/ogurcov/view/22317997855961644776.jpg To those who suffer under the misapprehension that our corporate press is ”liberal.” Regarding your questionable thesis, we will simply have to respectfully disagree… I will certainly not wade through all the weird blogs, huffing and puffing vitriol, and propaganda which attempts to present its bias as “objectivity.” Here is my most current take on the subject of the mythical “liberal press” promulgated by Rovian rhetoraticians, rabble-rousing syncophants, and the odd bloggers who follow their talking points. I think that most reporters and writers in the US media are understandably liberal. This is a liberal nation. It is our liberal traditions and commitment to human rights and dignity which allowed us to declare our nationhood and, over time, to stand tall and proud as a beacon for freedom. Democrats and Republicans proudly share this liberal tradition. http://activeresource.org/wordpress/archives/12 Having said that… there is a clear difference between those who write the news and those who publish it. The owners of the presses, wire services, magazines, newspapers, and broadcasting stations are the ones who determine what gets published, broadcast, or delivered as news. These owners are, for the most part, not liberal. In fact, the vast majority are apologists for George Bush at worst… and uninterested in providing real journalism at best. You may believe otherwise, but reality persists. Mr. Nixon was not ”villified.” “Nixon was a crook. He did not have friends, only cronies and sycophants. He confused nobility with pomposity and courage with bullying. He was a vain, envious, self-pitying, intellectually lazy man who lusted for power without any pressing desire to do anything with it. What he did in and about Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Greece, Chile and much of the rest of the world was not only cruel, not only contemptible, but actually evil.”   pnotley@hotmail.com The Election on Empire Less ignorance about the colonial context and history would help. But like TR with the Philippines, Bush has found his own “heel of Achilles†in Iraq and has been doggedly unwilling to extricate himself—and the nation. Although it remains to be seen whether he will be influenced, as he should be, by the belated popular counsel expressed in the election, the national interest depends on his doing so. And unlike prior imperial periods, this one is different because everyone—and I mean everyone—is watching. Chip Pitts is a Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School, President of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee (www.bordc.org), and Co-Founder of www.principledaction.org. http://www.WritingResource.info/liberalism.html lib·er·al \Lib”er*al\, Adj. 2. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; not bigoted. 3. Open to new ideas for progress; tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded. 4. Describing Democratic forms of government, as distinguished from monarchies, aristocracies, oligarchies, fascism, etc. I have provided prodigious and extended documentation which concludes that the US press is bought, paid for, and controlled by corporate transnationals who suffer from direct conflicts of interest. Their sanctification of these crimes insures that more will follow. This irresponsible disdain for the rule of law contradicts recent court decisions and constitutional mandates.  Legislators who betrayed the public trust should be removed.  We’ve put together the resources you need to spread the Democratic message and Here are just a few of those resources: Find Your Polling Place In addition to allowing people to report election irregularities, the 1-888-DEM-VOTE number also provides Last-Minute Volunteers The best way to volunteer at the last minute is to call your local Democratic Party: http://www.democrats.org/volunteer/ call Print Your Own Flyers The Democratic Agenda: http://www.democrats.org/agenda/vision Voter Protection Info: http://www.democrats.org/voterprotection/ What do the Republicans offer us? Spiraling costs in both human and monetary terms with no accountability and no plan in sight for Iraq, more people working full-time just to live in poverty because the minimum wage hasn’t changed in a decade, and more people suffering in silence because, just like 45 million others, they don’t have health insurance. But we Democrats have our own plans, which couldn’t be clearer: Honest Leadership & Open Government We will end the Republican culture of corruption and restore a government as good as the people it serves. Real Security & A New Direction in Iraq We will protect Americans at home and lead the world by telling the truth to our troops, our citizens and our allies, and we will heed the advice of our commanders on the ground and force a change in the failed Republican strategy in Iraq. Energy Independence & Lower Gas Prices We will create a cleaner, greener and stronger America by reducing our dependence on foreign oil, eliminating billions in subsidies for oil and gas companies and developing energy alternatives. More Jobs, Better Pay & College Access for Everyone We will create jobs that stay in America, raise the minimum wage, and open the doors to college for every American. Healthcare that Works for Everyone & Life-Saving Cures We will join 36 other industrialized nations in making sure everyone has access to affordable health care, and we will make decisions to invest in stem cell and other medical research based on science, not politics. Retirement Security We will ensure that a retirement with dignity is the right and expectation of every single American, starting with protecting workers’ pensions expanding saving incentives and preventing the privatization of social security. I can’t stress enough how important these final hours are — and because of the Republican voter suppression tactics, every one of us will need to do even more. If you or someone you know has any trouble voting or is harassed in any way, please take down as many details as possible and report it. You can report any voter suppression or election irregularities by calling 1-888-DEM-VOTE. You can also report problems online here: http://www.democrats.org/voterprotection/report               Portland Volunteer ResourceÂ
Military Times editorial: President Bush, a source says. By Sidney Blumenthal On the morning of September 11th, 2001, I watched the attack on the Around a month into my tour, my small unit was ambushed by hundreds of We were besieged for 22 straight hours under a steady stream of small I spent the next 11 months doing convoys, writing reports, and getting The troops I served with suffered from limited ammunition, armor, Reservists like me risk our lives when Congress says we must—and we This Tuesday is our very last chance to do that. It’s the last chance For my fellow troops still in the field, for the thousands who have yet Respectfully, –Ginmar, concerned citizen http://pol.moveon.org/phone/volunteer/fp.html?id=9434-1923106-_.2Ri0cdDzcAdf.9T9luuA&t=4 Regarding Ariana Huffington’s threat Spare us the thuggery… We have heard it for six years. These attacks “Be afraid, be very afraid.” What crap. Behaviors like muddying the waters, along with You know it, I know it, America knows it and the whole world is watching. Are we better off with unending war, skyrocketing deficits, net job losses, best regards, Timothy Flanagan  Â
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Victory in Iraq?
the elephant in the room. The so-called government we have imposed
on Iraq is a conglomeration of CIA operatives, con-men, pretenders, and thieves.
Their so-called constitution is a license for transnational corporations to take over
or sell off the natural resources of Iraq.
Until this administration stops using our military as mercenaries in support of this
corporate cartel, our service people will continue to be targets in Iraq.Â
tradition, we should put the contracts for reconstruction, infrastructure, and redevelopment out
to open bid which includes all of our allies… as well as Iraq, her neighbors, and her people.
military and humanitarian, while our troops are redeployed. This is the only “victoryâ€
available in this illegal war for retro-colonialism. Â It time to let go of the past and build
bridges for a peaceful and productive future.
If we give Iraq back to her people, under the protection of open international investments in
stability, their middle class can return and American can begin repairing the damage both
in Iraq and at home.
www.UnionResource.org/Where do we go from here?
Our current conundrum in context:
 Famous but Fallible Leaders…Up is not down…
this movement is not ”cooling…”  It is warming..
this is a net loss, not ”progress.”Â
is not ”vindication…”  It is a surrender of fiscal security.
deficits are not profits, and up is not down. Â
and all of the people some of the time…
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but let us hope that when it comes to the anti-science
right wing extreme, or the delusional spin machine… Â
“Conservatives Are More Generous…”  www.beliefnet.com/story/204/story_20419_1.html
Pigeonholing and labeling our neighbors will not help us find solutions.
We have seen enough mud-slinging, misrepresentation, and spinning…
It is time to find common ground, clean up the mess, demand accountability,
and work together for a better tomorrow.Â
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But the extremists in the White house still don’t get it.
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“Pump prices are now six cents lower than a year ago and 80 cents a gallon lower since the …The price for a barrel of oil drops and the price of gas goes up. … “
Bismarck Tribune, USA - 15 hours ago
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The Cut and Run Republicans
 … Not just that he was out and it was the day after - but that it was only one week after the President had insisted Don Rumsfeld would be there to the end! … www.WritingResource.info/rumsfeld.htmlDebunking the “Liberal Media” Myth…. Facts still matter…
                 Conservatives even admit it, when they’re being honest.”
Much of the public believes a useful but unsupportable myth about the so-called
liberal media, and the media themselves have been cowed by conservatives …
www.makethemaccountable.com/myth/LiberalMedia.htm
Debunking the ’Liberal Media’ Myth By Eric Alterman, Center for American Progress.
                 January 19, 2006.
   The Liberal Media myth is a propaganda tool
   employed by conservative radio hosts 09/16/01
   It’s unlikely that factual debunking will do much
   to slow the momentum of … In the process, the
   myth of “the liberal media” serves as smokescreen
   Debunking the Myth of Liberal Media BiasÂ
   A journalist finds Washington press corps more
   concerned with personal access, than news...
      www.nieman.harvard.edu/reports/06-3NRfall/p77-0603-sussman.html
   The award-winning liberal news site www.alternet.org
   says “the ability of the right-wing media apparatus to dominate
   public discourse is at the expense of …
   www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/4199607.html
   has proved so useful to conservatives … One view is that the
   durability of the “liberal media†myth is due to corporate bias...
    www.consortiumnews.com/2002/123102a.htmlThe “Librul” Press in Amerika..
tim
PS….Thoughts on A Free Press: http://www.WritingResource.info/freepress.html Was Richard Milhous Nixon villified, or was his behavior his undoing?
       He was unbalanced.  His state of mindÂ
led him to do unseemly things which eventually forcedÂ
him to resign.  It was a sad disintegration. Â
       I thought his resignation was unfortunate. Â
It was an incredible loss for heartbroken comedians acrossÂ
the globe who no longer had Nixon to kick around anymore.
His stand-up act was one of the best in the business. Â
He was even a hit on laugh-in. Â
        I think that all of us, even those who understoodÂ
how much his behavior hurt this nation, had sympathy forÂ
his plight.  Mental illness is not a laughing matter.
~~Tim   The ball is in the lame duck’s court…
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… Nowadays, names like Guantanamo, Haditha, Fallujah, and Abu Ghraib become even more powerful icons of unjust, unchecked power requiring a response. …
Liberal: http://www.WritingResource.info/liberalism.html
1. Favoring political and social reforms tending towards democracy and personal freedoms for the individual; advocating reform or progress in education, religion, etc.
 Now that we have taken back the congress,
it is time to restore freedom of the press and the rule of law.
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And the rule of law in American has been undone…Â Â
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constitution, take away our right to a fair trial, and insure that some get away
with torture, rape, and murder.Â
The Democratic Agenda…
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The vast majority of Americans have had enough. That’s why the Republicans have resorted to doing anything they can to distract or deceive voters.
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Rumsfeld has got to go
‘Rumsfeld must go’
 Saying Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has lost credibility with the uniformed leadership, with the troops, with Congress and with the public at large, a Military Times editorial calls on President Bush to fire him. (more) 
Bush Sr. asked retired general to replace Rumsfeld
The former president’s secret campaign to oust the secretary of defense was rebuffed by
Tell the Senate to Vote “No Confidence” in Rumsfeld .
 Rumsfeld has got to go:Â
He is incompetent and dangerous.From our troops in the battlefield to America…
The president and his congress have betrayed us…
World Trade Center with a special horror because the people killed wereÂ
all civilians without training, arms, or defense. I called my unit thatÂ
afternoon and begged, ”Wherever this came from, send me there.”But that’s not where they sent me. They sent me to Iraq.
insurgent fighters at a Coalition Provisional Authority base. The localÂ
security force (hired by corporate mercenaries) deserted immediately,Â
taking guns and radios with them.
arms fire and rocket propelled grenades. Forces from multiple nationsÂ
attempted rescues throughout the night. At dawn, when morning prayersÂ
created a pause in the attack, we managed to escape with our lives.
to know the real Iraq. I talked to hundreds of Iraqis; many became trueÂ
friends. I saw the rage after Abu Ghraib. And I saw way too manyÂ
innocent civilians die as the country slipped further and further overÂ
the edge.
resources, and staff. While we brushed our teeth in dirty waterÂ
recycled from the showers, Halliburton reps got rich off contractsÂ
handed to them by their Republican friends back in Washington.
need citizens like you to hold them accountable when they betray thatÂ
trust.
for Americans to stand up and say we will not forget, we will notÂ
excuse, and we will not let this betrayal happen again.
to put on the uniform, and for the hopes we all have for a peacefulÂ
world—it’s time to Call for Change.
  Sunday, November 5th, 2006
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 begin it. Boldness has genius, power,
 and magic in it.”    - Goethe
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On “Muddying the waters…”
that ” the real war on the American family is likely to get much, much bloodier.”
www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/memo-to-dems-stop-muddyi_b_32842.html
on American families by the right wing are getting old…
lies, fear-mongering, mud-slinging, and character assassination…
are standard Republican tactics. And always have been.Â
Get real.Â
hundreds of thousands of casualties, deteriorating infrastructure, dirtier
water and air, suspension of the rule of law, abrogation of constitutional
authority, demonstrated incompetence, and studied ignorance?
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~~~~Clearly not. Vote for change…
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